05.22.09
1:30 a.m. CDT Friday, May 22, 2009
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STATUS REPORT: STS-125-22
STS-125 MCC STATUS REPORT #22
The crew of Atlantis is making preparations on board the shuttle this
morning for the first of two landing attempts at the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. The crew woke up this morning at 1:01 a.m. CDT to
“The Galaxy Song” from “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.” It was
played for the entire crew.
Mission managers continue to monitor the weather in Florida for
today’s landing. There is a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico
that is causing rain and thunderstorms around Kennedy. Forecasters
are expecting broken clouds, thunderstorms and winds that could
violate landing criteria around the time of both Friday landing
opportunities. The first landing option is at 9:00 a.m. and the
second is at 10:39 a.m.
Should mission managers wave off landing, the next four opportunities
will be Saturday with two at Kennedy and two at Edwards Air Force
Base in California. The opportunities at Kennedy are at 8:16 and 9:54
a.m. With a favorable California forecast, the opportunities there
are at 9:46 and 11:24 a.m.
If mission managers feel the weather is improving in Florida today and
decide to target the first opportunity, the crew will be given
instructions to close Atlantis’ payload bay doors at 5:10 a.m., and
the crew will begin suiting up at 6:28 a.m.
The next status report will be issued after landing today or at the
end of the crew’s day if landing is waived off.
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